audio question
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clang
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if the traffic is a nice steady drone at different frequencies to the wildlife, you may be able to simply filter out the offending frequencies, but you'll probably lose some fidelity in the wildlife sound.
If you have some money to spare, you could also look at noise reduction software, e.g http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/noisereduction, which works nicely with Vegas and has been a lifesaver for me on several occasions when I've had bad location sound. For a one-off cleanup, the trial version (time-limited but otherwsie fully functional, I think) may be enough for you. It's possible it isn't Vegas 6 compatible, but I'm pretty sure it will work.
If you have some money to spare, you could also look at noise reduction software, e.g http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/noisereduction, which works nicely with Vegas and has been a lifesaver for me on several occasions when I've had bad location sound. For a one-off cleanup, the trial version (time-limited but otherwsie fully functional, I think) may be enough for you. It's possible it isn't Vegas 6 compatible, but I'm pretty sure it will work.
You can try using the noise gate, but you'll loses bits of the sound you want, and you'll still hear the traffic noise during those sounds.
Or, you can use the EQ to try to eliminate the traffic frequencies, but there's no way you won't affect the sounds you want.
You can try free software like Audacity, which has a noise removal function, but you'll most likely end up with squeaky, electronic-sounding audio after using it.
In short, noise is difficult to remove and you can almost never do it without compromising the sound you want to keep. Outdoor sounds are the worst for this.
The best way to deal with noise is to keep it out of your recording. Or, if you have background noise like you have there, keep your microphone very close to your subject so that it is much louder than the background noise, then lower the level on everything -- the noise may disappear. Also, using a microphone with a tight pickup pattern, like a shotgun, can help minimize the noise when you're recording.
Or, you can use the EQ to try to eliminate the traffic frequencies, but there's no way you won't affect the sounds you want.
You can try free software like Audacity, which has a noise removal function, but you'll most likely end up with squeaky, electronic-sounding audio after using it.
In short, noise is difficult to remove and you can almost never do it without compromising the sound you want to keep. Outdoor sounds are the worst for this.
The best way to deal with noise is to keep it out of your recording. Or, if you have background noise like you have there, keep your microphone very close to your subject so that it is much louder than the background noise, then lower the level on everything -- the noise may disappear. Also, using a microphone with a tight pickup pattern, like a shotgun, can help minimize the noise when you're recording.